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Basaltic glass was prepared via the solid-state melt method, using Ce to simulate tetravalent actinides. The structure, thermal stability and leaching characteristics of basaltic glass with different contents of CeO were investigated. The XRD/SEM-EDX/Raman results showed that the simulated waste loading of CeO in basaltic glass reached ~ 18 wt%, and CeO crystals precipitated when the CeO content reached 20 wt%. XPS analysis revealed that approximately half of the Ce ions in the basaltic glass doped with CeO were reduced to Ce ions. The DSC results showed that the thermal stability increased with increasing CeO content. The ASTM product consistency test (PCT) results indicated that all the samples had good leaching resistance. Among them, the standard mass loss of Ce was the greatest after 28 days: The NL was 2 orders of magnitude lower than those of the other elements.
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